More Voices in Support of LRT

Posted
May 31, 2016

While Hamilton City Council pushes back a vote on whether they still support their own LRT plan until September, supporters - both residential, business and institutional - continue to speak up and articulate why Council should not even think about losing its nerve.

The most recent comes from the Hamilton-Burlington Society of Architects (HBSA), which submitted a letter on May 29 to remind Council of the strategic plan under which they supported LRT in the first place.

it doesn't have to be fancy or long-winded: an honest, clear and straightforward message of support makes a big difference!

Please circulate this campaign among your friends and associate networks. We need to keep the omentum going so that Council goes into their September meeting amid broad, consistent public support for LRT.

Be sure to engage with Council using respectful language. We will not win over uncertain Councillors by insulting them.

Engage Local Media

Please also consider writing a letter to the editor in The Hamilton Spectator and the Hamilton Community News - especially if you live on the mountain or suburbs and recognize the value to the communiy as a whole.

Also, please consider calling into talk radio to express support for LRT with those audiences.

And of course, make sure to share your support on social media and circulate this campaign among your friends and associate networks - we need to keep broadening the base of support throughout this critical period of uncertainty.

Thank You

Above all, thank you for your ongoing support, patience and dedication to this transformative opportunity for Hamilton. If we remain focused and don't lose our nerve or give up hope, we can still salvage this from the inevitable politicking that accompanies any big project.

While Council wrings its hands, Metrolinx and City staff are continuing to develop the details of the LRT implementation plan so that we will be ready to submit it to the Province for approval next year. Be sure to engage in the City of Hamilton's public consultation process.

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